A new ZoneDirector 3100 wireless LAN (WLAN) controller with a 100 Mbps connection provides central management at Sundance Institute’s data center for all of the remote sites, eliminating the need to have individual, local controllers at each site.

They will tap into Park City’s fiber optic backbone as well as Comcast’s local fiber and coaxial network to backhaul the Wi-Fi network from each site. According to organizers, the Wi-Fi network is also essential for offloading capacity from local cellular networks to give users much faster and more ubiquitous wireless access.

Ovum estimates carrier Wi-Fi shipments grew 84 percent in 2012 from the previous year and will increase by an average of 34 percent per year through 2017. The strongest new growth driver is mobile operators deploying carrier Wi-Fi to offload a portion of their mobile data traffic.